Products Reports

2022 USDA Science Highlights

January 2023: This report summarizes USDA’s progress toward its science goals in 2022 as it strives to make research programs more equitable, tackle food and nutrition security, develop climate-smart solutions, and build more and better markets.

U.S. Policies and Laws in Support of Sustainability

A comprehensive set of papers that summarizes major U.S. federal laws that affect the crop, livestock, fishery and forestry sectors.

Certified Organic Survey: 2021 Summary

15 December 2022: Based on a census of producers certified organic or transitioning to organic certification, this report provides the latest statistics on certified organic crops and livestock commodities in the United States.

Data Driven. Traceable by Design. A Smarter Cotton Future.

10 November 2022: Through data and case studies, the report covers the sustainability improvements recorded by grower members across six key metrics, the evolution of the Protocol’s membership across the value chain, and proof of its growing acceptance as an international standard in sustainable cotton.

Field to Market Climate Compendium, third edition

20 September 2022: The latest Climate Compendium shows that organizations across the agriculture value chain are focusing greater attention on the climate crisis. The report finds that two-thirds of Field to Market members (73%) have made public commitments on climate change, up from 68% in 2021.

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031

29 June 2022: An annual publication outlining market projections for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish that supports forward-looking policy analysis and planning.

USDA Technology Transfer Report

27 May 2022: An annual overview of USDA technology and innovations that are solving agricultural problems, including a patent-pending robotic apple harvesting technology and a unique forecasting tool for quantifying the chance of wildfire ‘ignitions’ up to 10 days in advance.

U.S. Farm Exports Projected to Reach Record High this Year

U.S. farm exports are projected to reach an all-time high of €135 billion ($164 billion) this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) quarterly agricultural trade forecast.

Quantifying the Relationship Between U.S. Cattle Hide Prices/Value and U.S. Cattle Production

4 February 2021: Leather’s status as a by-product is examined in this report, as informed by a quantitative economic analysis commissioned by the Leather and Hide Council of America.